Amelia vs The Law and the Lady: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Married women, Married people, Social conditions, British and irish fiction, England, Fiction

Cover of Amelia

Amelia Henry Fielding · 1751 ★★★★☆ 3.5 594 pages · ≈ 11 h 00 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Law and the Lady

The Law and the Lady Wilkie Collins · 1875 ★★★★☆ 3.8 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Law and the Lady higher: 3.8 vs 3.5 from 3504 votes.
The Law and the Lady is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 11 for Amelia.

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